Rustic gingerbread with wood decor and lettering

Laconic gingerbread with "wooden" accents and sweet lettering will appeal to stylish and modern gourmets. They will also tell you about your feelings.

Ingredients

• flour 250 g
• egg 1 pc.
• cane sugar 70 g
• honey 60 g
• ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, orange peel 1/2 tsp.
• butter 75 g
• soda 3/4 tsp
• for glaze
• protein 1 pc.
• icing sugar 200 g
• starch 1/2 tsp
• citric acid 1/3 tsp

Directions

1. Prepare the dough. Add honey and spices to the saucepan, bring to a boil, add butter, cool.
2. Beat the egg with cane sugar until fluffy. Add the mixture to the syrup and mix well.
3. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, roll it into a 4 mm thick layer and cut out the figures. Bake in an oven preheated to 170-180 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool the finished products completely.
4. Prepare the icing. Mix the powdered sugar with the protein, beat with a mixer for 2 minutes, then add starch and citric acid, beat for another 3-5 minutes. to a dense, thick consistency.
5. Divide the finished glaze into 3 parts. 1 part - for pouring (add 1-2 tablespoons of water. The glaze should drain from the spoon, creating a perfectly flat surface in 10-12 seconds); Part 2 - for the outline and inscriptions (add 1/2 tsp. Water. The glaze should resemble slightly melted ice cream); 3 - for a wood effect (add brown dye).
6. On the cooled gingerbread with the help of a pastry bag, apply the contour with glaze No. 2. Then apply the glaze No. 1 fill, let dry for about an hour. Decorate the dried gingerbread with inscriptions. For a "wooden" effect, apply glaze No. 3 with a spatula on a clean gingerbread, imitate the boards with a toothpick. Decorate with inscriptions if desired.